Governor Scott Walker has called on state lawmakers to hold a special session at the Capitol to work on proposed school safety measures. The Governor is calling for a new $100 million grant program to bolster school safety programs, establish a new school safety division under the Wisconsin Department of...

A national transportation research group says Wisconsin ranks last in the country for fatal crashes involving elderly drivers. Twenty-six percent of fatal crashes in 2016 involved someone 65 years or older, even though Wisconsin has a lower percentage of older drivers than many other states.

The state is moving forward with efforts to bring Wisconsin into the digital age with 911 service. The budget included $6.7 million for planning and development of NextGen 911, which would allow call centers to receive more data including text messages and videos.

Gov. Scott Walker has called the state Legislature into special session to weigh several school safety bills, including a $100 million grant program to pay for security improvements to school buildings.

Theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking died early Wednesday morning at the age of 76. Hawking was best known for his theories of black holes and became a household name following the publication of his book, A Brief History of Time in 1988. We speak with Sebastian Heinz, Professor of Astronomy at...

A bill that would deregulate the rent-to-own industry in Wisconsin was rejected by a state Senate panel Wednesday, which could derail its chances of becoming law this legislative session. Sen. Jerry Petrowski, R-Marathon, joined with Democrats to defeat it.

At least 500 doctors have been disciplined or barred from practicing in one state and allowed to practice in another... And their patients often don’t know about it. That’s according to a new investigation from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and MedPage Today. We talk to one of the reporters behind...

After the firing of Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State, attention is turning to his potential replacement, CIA Director Mike Pompeo. We talk about reaction to Pompeo's nomination and how his foreign policy could differ from Tillerson's. We also check in on a special House election in Pennsylvania and the...

A state Senate Republican panel has passed a scaled back version of a bill that would close the troubled Lincoln Hills youth prison, a move that could kill the proposal in the waning days of the legislative session.

Wisconsin ranks ahead of the national average on several key factors related to public health. But some parts of the state are faring better than others. That's according to the latest County Health Rankings report, released today by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health...

In the wake of the deadly school shooting in Parkland, Florida that left 17 dead, high school students across Wisconsin are walking out as part of a national protest calling for tougher gun safety regulations. Thousands of students rallied at the state Capitol.